My OperaGod Justifies Believers
Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:55:43 PM
A holy God can only declare a repentant sinner righteous in His site if
three legally binding conditions are met. 1) a perfect human substitute
must take the condemned person's place, 2) the sin must be placed on the
substitute and 3) the substitute must pay the sin debt in full. These
conditions were met when God, in the person of Jesus Christ took
upon our humanity to become the Substitute (Isa. 53:4; John 1:14, Heb.
2:14-16). God placed the sin of many upon His Son (Isa. 53:6, 11). He paid
the sin debt in full having nailed it to the cross (Co. 2:13). God
justifies believers "as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is
in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 3:24). "There is now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 8:1).
three legally binding conditions are met. 1) a perfect human substitute
must take the condemned person's place, 2) the sin must be placed on the
substitute and 3) the substitute must pay the sin debt in full. These
conditions were met when God, in the person of Jesus Christ took
upon our humanity to become the Substitute (Isa. 53:4; John 1:14, Heb.
2:14-16). God placed the sin of many upon His Son (Isa. 53:6, 11). He paid
the sin debt in full having nailed it to the cross (Co. 2:13). God
justifies believers "as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is
in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 3:24). "There is now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 8:1).
